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It's so God damn easy I don't get why no one thought of this yet. I posted this earlier a few months back but I think it was ignored. Before you start flaming me for my warped view of reality, at least read the whole thing
Give Civil Unions the same benefits as Marriage, and let Heterosexual couples be allowed to have Civil Unions. That would eliminate any "Separate but Equal" bullshit out of the water. But wait, there's more! Legalize Gay Marriage across the country, but let individual churches choose whether or not to accept the marriages. If Gay couples really wanted marriage they should have no problem finding a small local church to hold their wedding, and if they cant find a church to approve of it, there is always a Government equivalent with the same benefits.
Bam! Boom! Solved. Where's my medal?
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11 Replies in this Sub-ThreadIf Civil Unions got the same rights as marriages why not just use the same word? And the church things was never a part of it. Gays aren't trying to force churches to marry them, they want the government to recognize them as married couples and afford them the same rights as married heterosexual couples.
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Alright I'm not the best at explaining stuff but I'll give it a shot. In my church many of the pastors fear that if ghey marriage is made legal they will be forced to preform a ceremony for them if they ask. The're afraid that if they refuse they will be sued for discrimination purposes. You said something about how marriage is about two people who love each other. But to Christians it is much more than that. It is a binding contract between a man a woman and God. You see how same sex couples do not fit in with that equation? I do agree that Christians may be ignorant on this issue sometimes in the sense that a ghey couple would not be able to sue them if a priest refused to do a ceremony for them. But by changing the word its kind of like reassurance that the Christian traditions and practices will not be infringed upon.
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The Bible also says things like wearing mixed fabrics and shaving your beard are equally as sinful as "lying with a man", but those things aren't illegal.
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